Zoot Suit Riots in Los Angeles Outline Topic: The Zoot Suit Riots of 1943: What caused them‚ what happened‚ and what were the effects? Introduction Causes for the riots in 1943 History of racism Stylish dress seen as un-American during wartime. Stage set for riots Sleepy Lagoon murder case and the Zoot Suit riots Effects of riots Cultural repression Political activism in Mexican American community Series of reforms in the Los Angeles Police Department Causes Mexican Revolution‚
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Miguel Ángel Asturias’s novel is somewhat divided in the novelty of its approach. Does El Señor Presidente have a completely new way of defining the reality of Latin American experience‚ or is it just a different twist in a mixture of the Indigenismo and dictator novel? Defending the argument‚ Asturias successfully established the earlier use of magical realism in El Señor Presidente. Through it‚ the narrative does show attempts to define a true Latin American experience: Asturias aspires to respect
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EL AURENS is a touching dramatic‚ character driven short story. The script explores solid themes about tolerance and making the right life choices. The characters are confronted by strong moral decisions. In addition‚ the topic of immigration and the abuse of women in Iran are relevant issues to explore. The tone is consistently dramatic. The goal for the main protagonist is clear and the stakes are high. The supporting characters of Mojan and Reece also have emotional goals. Mojan wants to crusade
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I. TITLE: El Filibusterismo II. CHARACTERS: * Simoun – Crisóstomo Ibarra disguised as a wealthy jeweler‚ bent on starting a revolution * Basilio – Sisa’s son‚ now an aspiring doctor * Isagani – poet and Basilio’s best friend; portrayed as emotional and reactive; Paulita Gómez’ boyfriend before being dumped for fellow student Juanito Peláez * Kabesang Tales – Telesforo Juan de Dios‚ a former cabeza de barangay(barangay head) who resurfaced as the feared Luzón bandit Matanglawin
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You have to give credit to the Los Angeles Clippers’ owner Steve Ballmer. He’s taken a franchise that was in turmoil back in the Sterling days to a team with renewed energy and direction. His recent decision to remove coach Doc Rivers from having any front office duties and promoting Lawrence Frank is one that shows intelligence and savvy. The God of NBA journalism‚ Adrian Wojnarowski put it best when describing the situation: “Rivers’ losing his front-office duties isn’t so much an indictment
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There is a South African Proverb that states "Until lions write books‚ history will always glorify the hunter". In his play "Los Vendidos"‚ Luis Valdez tries to become a lion and let the voice of Chicano history be heard. Luis Valdez does this in a satirical way by presenting the views and stereotypes that many American’s have had and continue to have‚ about Chicano’s in the form of a shop where Chicano "model/robots" are sold. By presenting each Chicano as a robot and stereotype‚ Luis Valdez tries
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Muhammad Anwar el-Sadat was an Egyptian army officer and politician who remained the president of Egypt until his death on October 6‚ 1981. He was born on December 25‚ 1918. He was awarded Nobel Prize for his initiation of the peace negotiations with Israeli Premier Menachem Begin. Under their leadership‚ Egypt and Israel made peace with each other in 1979. Graduated from the Cairo Military Academy in 1938‚ Sadat was a politician from the very beginning. During World War II he conspired to exude
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The Battle of St. Lô took place from July 9 to July 24‚ 1944. It was an important battle in the Allies’ campaign for the liberation of northern france. About a month after the Battle of Normandy‚ it was the fight for an important French trade city. The Germans had taken the city without opposition from locals‚ but its liberation took the lives of many. The Americans considered this a worthy cause‚ however‚ because the city was vital to the Allies’ plan. The battle was important to the war because
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Halloween is celebrated in Mexico. In Mexico‚ they celebrate Dia de los Muertos or day of the dead. Today‚ it is a celebration to honor all of their loved ones who have passed‚ but that’s not how it began. Dia de los muertos celebrations in Mexico began with the indigenous pagan cultures. These rituals celebrated the deaths of loved ones and have been recorded as far as 2‚500 years ago. The modern day version of dia de los muertos began as a month long celebration during the ninth month of the
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El Paso vs. Roswell El Paso is considered to be a city with an enormous population. The city of El Paso consists of a very substantial variety of eating establishment and shopping centers. Another outstanding thing that is good about El Paso is it has many tourist sites‚ but the weather and traffic can be some major downfalls when coming to a decision‚ and when deciding on living there and just wanting to plan visiting arrangements. Although El Paso may be big Roswell‚ New Mexico‚ can still be a
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